*Official* England in West Indies

[Prince EWS]

Well done.

Thanks.

What do I win?

 

[wpdavid]

Going to be an interesting selection if Flintoff's out of the next Test and England decide they need two spinners.

It'll be interesting even if we play one. As Bell is the only top 6 replacement available, we're down to 4 bowlers, and I've long argued that Broad is fair enough in a five-man attack but not a four-man one. Either that or Prior bats at 6, with 2 or 3 bowlers who can bat below him. Shudders.

 

[Goughy]

There's a full day left to play.

Ah, Gayle out. Ill think of your new avatar

 

[superkingdave]

It'll be interesting even if we play one. As Bell is the only top 6 replacement available, we're down to 4 bowlers, and I've long argued that Broad is fair enough in a five-man attack but not a four-man one. Either that or Prior bats at 6, with 2 or 3 bowlers who can bat below him. Shudders.

Yeah..we could see

Strauss
Cook
Shah
Peitersen
Collingwood
Prior
Rashid
Broad
Swann
Anderson
Harmison

 

[sammy2]

Benn asked a few times and he didn't recieve any favourable decisions.

But karma is always there, darren powell was robbed of his wicket by the on field umpire and the third umpire and that still didn't save england.

 

[roseboy64]

Again, Its one of those that I'd accept the decision either way, but the umpire thought it was hitting, was backed up by evidence. Don't see the problem tbh

AWTA, nicely put

That's silly. No umpire unless he's superhuman can give that out with any surety. Guesswork there from Harper or just incompetency.

 

[roseboy64]

Ah, Gayle out. Ill think of your new avatar

Was wondering if you'd remember. Looked odds on for one this innings.

 

[wpdavid]

Yeah..we could see

Strauss
Cook
Shah
Peitersen
Collingwood
Prior
Rashid
Broad
Swann
Anderson
Harmison

Yup - I couldn't bring myself to type it though.
And that's assuming that Rashid plays instead of Panesar.

 

[superkingdave]

That's silly. No umpire unless he's superhuman can give that out with any surety. Guesswork there from Harper or just incompetency.

May as well play no lb then tbh

 

[UncleTheOne]

"I think the commentators are all so bias and ridiculous it is not funny. Also, England is so pathetic that they can only cheat by LBW the West Indian guys," says Aliena McEachrane. "What a laugh..They probably paid the Umpires to agree with them." Clearly

sammy takes his frustrations out on the folks commentating on this game at cricinfo.

 

[Scaly piscine]

It'll be interesting even if we play one. As Bell is the only top 6 replacement available, we're down to 4 bowlers, and I've long argued that Broad is fair enough in a five-man attack but not a four-man one. Either that or Prior bats at 6, with 2 or 3 bowlers who can bat below him. Shudders.

Yea, if England pick two spinners I don't see how they can accommodate Panesar unless they only have 4 bowlers - which I can't see England doing. So that would basically mean Rashid would have to play and Panesar had gone from 1st choice to not being picked in a 2 spinner attack without actually having done anything.

 

[Richard]

"I think the commentators are all so bias and ridiculous it is not funny. Also, England is so pathetic that they can only cheat by LBW the West Indian guys," says Aliena McEachrane. "What a laugh..They probably paid the Umpires to agree with them." Clearly

sammy takes his frustrations out on the folks commentating on this game at cricinfo.

 

[haroon510]

well well well.. where does WI go from here? they lost Gayle.. but they still have Sarwan and Shivi to join him.. do you think they are going for a draw.. or win?

 

[Richard]

Thanks.

What do I win?

A hyperlink, possibly? I'll tell you when this thread slows down a bit.

 

[Richard]

well well well.. where does WI go from here? they lost Gayle.. but they still have Sarwan and Shivi to join him.. do you think they are going for a draw.. or win?

West Indies' chances of victory in this game are precisely 0

 

[roseboy64]

well well well.. where does WI go from here? they lost Gayle.. but they still have Sarwan and Shivi to join him.. do you think they are going for a draw.. or win?

Best to play for a draw now.

 

[Richard]

Hinds becomes the second batsman to be caught straight. FFS, Broad gifted another.

This should now be over without much. If we win this early tomorrow it'll be disappointing that we didn't bat on for another 150 as we'd then have wasted the chance to get the biggest Test victory in history.

 

[Prince EWS]

Well that was soft. Cue rant from shivfan.

 

[pskov]

Ryan Hinds, what an embarrassing shot.

 

[roseboy64]

May as well play no lb then tbh

Fine by me if unreasonable decisions like that are given.